AEWLC and TWLC on zBC12 and z114 Standalone Servers
z114 standalone customers will have AEWLC pricing. All sub-capacity eligible products will be priced using the AEWLC pricing metric. The remaining, non-sub-capacity eligible products will be priced using the Tiered EWLC (TWLC) price structure. The TWLC price structure, for non-subcapacity products, offers flat pricing based on server capacity using a tiered structure. The TWLC price structure is exclusive to the z114, z10 BC, z9 BC and z890 servers. Note: the smallest z114, capacity setting A01, is priced using zELC.

zBC12 and z114 Servers in a Qualified Parallel Sysplex
Customers operating a zBC12 or z114 in a qualified Parallel Sysplex may elect to have their server priced as a stand-alone machine (AEWLC and TWLC) or may elect aggregated PSLC or aggregated AWLC pricing, subject to applicable terms and conditions. If the customer selects aggregated pricing then AEWLC and TWLC price structures do not apply. While AEWLC is MSU-based, aggregation of MSUs is not permitted if AEWLC is selected.

Mechanics of Sub-Capacity AEWLC

The graph below shows a server rated at 100 MSUs with Sub-Capacity AEWLC. The machine is configured with two LPARs, LPAR A and LPAR B. The customer sees a highest observed rolling 4-hour average for LPAR A at 73 MSUs. Accordingly, software running only in LPAR A would be charged at 73 MSUs. Likewise, LPAR B has a highest observed rolling 4-hour average of 52 MSUs. Accordingly, software running only in LPAR B would be charged at 52 MSUs. They have not set a defined capacity or any LPAR cap for either LPAR A or LPAR B.

Software running in both LPARs, such as z/OS, would require the customer to examine the rolling 4-hour average utilization of the combined LPAR A & LPAR B, also shown on the graph. The combined LPAR utilization has a highest observed rolling 4-hour average of 98 MSUs and software running in both LPARs would be charged at 98 MSUs.

AEWLC and TWLC on z114 Example

This example shows a two LPAR z114 machine, capacity setting X01 with a rated capacity of 73 MSUs. The highest rolling 4-hour average for LPAR1 is shown as 50 MSUs, the highest rolling 4-hour average for LPAR2 is shown as 32 MSUs and the highest rolling combined 4-hour average for LPAR1 and LPAR2 is 68 MSUs. Also, the software shown in each LPAR is indicated in the diagram, below:

This example assumes that the customer has met all of the AEWLC Sub-Capacity terms and conditions. Therefore, the following are the pricing options available for this machine:

Product

Full-Capacity Charges

Sub-Capacity Charges

CICS

AEWLC 73 MSUs

AEWLC 32 MSUs

DB2

AEWLC 73 MSUs

AEWLC 68 MSUs

Fortran

TWLC Tier D

TWLC Tier D

REXX

TWLC Tier D

TWLC Tier D

z/OS

AEWLC 73 MSUs

AEWLC 68 MSUs

Technology Update Pricing for AEWLC

When stand-alone zBC12 servers are priced with AEWLC, these servers receive a reduction to AEWLC pricing which is called Technology Update Pricing for AEWLC.

Schedule of AEWLC reductions for Technology Update Pricing for AEWLC:

Number of zBC12 Full Capacity MSUs

Reduction in Monthly AEWLC

1 - 7 MSUs

5.0%

8 - 17 MSUs

5.0%

18 - 30 MSUs

5.0%

31 - 45 MSUs

5.0%

46 - 87 MSUs

4.0%

88 - 175 MSUs

4.0%

176 - 260 MSUs

4.0%

261 - 315 MSUs

4.0%

316 - 390 MSUs

4.0%

391 - more MSUs

4.0%

Example: A customer has a stand-alone zBC12 machine (not in an actively coupled Parallel Sysplex). Machine is a zBC12 model H03 server with 42 MSUs, so it receives a 5.0% reduction in AEWLC billing.

AEWLC News

On 23 July 2013 IBM announced a new Technology Transition Offering (TTO) called Technology Update Pricing for Advanced Entry Workload License Charges (AEWLC), as well as revisions to the Technology Update Pricing for Advanced Workload License Charges (AWLC) offering and revisions to the two Transition Charges for Sysplexes offerings, all in support of the announcement of the IBM zEnterprise BC12 (zBC12) server. Technology Update Pricing for AEWLC provides additional price performance on zBC12 servers compared to AEWLC on the z114 server. The other Technology Transition Offerings now include the zBC12 server. More information on AWLC Transition Charges for Sysplexes is available on the web.

On 12 July 2011 IBM announced a new pricing metric called ‘System z Advanced Entry Workload License Charges (AEWLC)’ for z/OS, z/TPF, and z/VSE in support of the announcement of the IBM zEnterprise 114 (z114) server. AEWLC is a Sub-Capacity eligible pricing metric which provides additional price performance on a z114 server compared to Entry Workload License Charges (EWLC) on older generations of servers. More information on AEWLC is available on the web.